U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sutton, Felix J. (1841-1910) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Page 423 F. J. Sutton, son of James and Polly (Skidmore) Sutton, was born in Braxton county, Oct. 19, 1841. At the age of twenty, he entered the Southern army, enlisting in June, 1861, in Company __, 25th Virginia Regiment. He was in the engagements of Carricks Ford and McDowell, and then a participant in the Shenandoah Valley campaign, at Winchester and Cross Keys. He was in the seven days' fight before Richmond, and in the battles of Gordonsville, Harpers Ferry, Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, Antietam, second Bull Run, Cedar Creek, along the Potomac capes in the battle of the Wilderness where he was captured May 5, 1864, and sent to Fort Delaware, remaining a prisoner there until the war closed. The wife of F. J. Sutton was Mary A., daughter of James and Savina (Pack) McLaughlin, of Greenbrier county. Their children are as follows: Okey S., Rush, Susan, Mack, Frank, Mary S., Julia, and unnamed baby in '83. Mr. Sutton later moved to Cowen, and served a term as Justice of the Peace. He died at Cowen in 1914*(see note). ------------------------------------------------------------------- *Note, his death year is 1910 in the Register of Deaths Register of Deaths within the District of W.F. Hollister, Assessor, for the County of Webster, in the year ending 31st Dec 1910 (Page 96, Line Numbered 10) FULL-NAME: F. J. Sutton DEATH-DATE: March 12, 1910 at age 70y-4m-9d DEATH-PLACE: Cowen MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Justice of Peace CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Brights Disease INFORMANT: M. A. Sutton (wife of Felix J. Sutton) From Death Certificate, Kanawha County, WV #1830 FULL-NAME: Mary A. Sutton BIRTH-DATE: October 11, 1844 BIRTH-PLACE: West Virginia DEATH-DATE: February 13, 1924 DEATH-PLACE: Charleston, Kanawha County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widow OCCUPATION: Retired FATHER: Jas. McLaughlin (born in Ireland) MOTHER: Miss Pack (born in West Virginia) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Paralysis / Hemorhage INFORMANT: O. K. Sutton (of 425 Beauregard City) BURIAL: Cowen, W.Va. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Register of Marriages, Braxton County, WV (Page 6, Line Numbered 23) Felix J. Sutton - age 30, born in Braxton Co., Va., Clerk, son of James & Mary Sutton Mary A. McLaughlin - age 23, born in Nicholas Co., Va., dau of James & Savina McLaughlin were married May 25, 1868 by John Stump ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------